Sep 29 California’s wine country residents face fire fatigue By Olga R. Rodriguez, Terry Chea, Associated Press The Glass Fire has scorched more than 66 square miles (170 square kilometers) and destroyed about 95 structures. It's the fourth major fire in three years in the Napa-Sonoma area. Continue reading
Sep 29 Disney to lay off 28,000 at its parks in California, Florida By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Disney's parks closed last spring as the pandemic started spreading in the U.S. The Florida parks reopened this summer, but the California parks have yet to reopen as the company awaits guidance from the state of California. Continue reading
Sep 29 The pandemic will likely make America’s eviction crisis even worse By Megan Jula, Knowable Magazine A “scarlet E” can be the catalyst for a chain reaction of calamities, and COVID-19 piles on. Continue reading
Sep 29 JPMorgan Chase to pay $920M in fines for manipulating bond, metals markets By Ken Sweet, Associated Press JPMorgan Chase admitted Tuesday to manipulating the markets for precious metals and U.S. Treasuries, agreeing to pay $920 million in fines and penalties for the illegal behavior. Continue reading
Sep 29 Airline workers brace for mass layoffs By Tom Krisher, Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press About 40,000 workers in the airline industry are facing layoffs on Thursday unless Congress comes up with another aid package. Many are worried about how they'll pay for rents, mortgages and food, or for health insurance. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 7:15 Why U.S. airlines say they need more federal aid to survive U.S. airlines are facing a challenging deadline. A dramatic decrease in travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic has many struggling to stay solvent, and several carriers say they'll be forced to furlough employees unless they receive more federal aid. Amna… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 5:37 Will Trump’s health care executive orders have an impact? Amid coronavirus and Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, health care is becoming an even more prominent issue in the presidential race. The Affordable Care Act's fate could be determined by the Supreme Court right after the election. Now, President Trump has… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 8:45 These retirement-age nomads find work wherever the road takes them By Paul Solman The pandemic has spurred surges in camping and RV travel due to the need for social distancing and outdoor activity. But it’s not all fun and vacations: one group of Americans adopted a self-sufficient and nomadic lifestyle long ago, living… Continue watching
Sep 24 Jobless claims at 870,000 as fraud and backlogs cloud data By Christopher Rugaber, Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly last week to 870,000, a historically high figure that shows that the viral pandemic is still squeezing restaurants, airlines, hotels and many other businesses six months after it first erupted. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Senate budget committee holds hearing on updated CBO outlook By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The Treasury Department said that the U.S. budget deficit hit an all-time high of $3 trillion for the first 11 months of this budget year. Continue reading